| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Everton | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 48 | 17 | +31 | 35 | 1.67 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 72 | 28 | +44 | 34 | 1.62 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 53 | 23 | +30 | 34 | 1.62 |
| 4 | Burnley | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 41 | 17 | +24 | 32 | 1.52 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 51 | 25 | +26 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 26 | 1.24 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 26 | 1.24 |
| 12 | Arsenal | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 26 | 1.24 |
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 23 | 1.10 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 22 | 1.05 |
| 17 | Fulham | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 22 | 1.05 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 20 | 0.95 |
| 19 | Manchester City | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 45 | -15 | 19 | 0.90 |
| 20 | Manchester United | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 38 | -2 | 18 | 0.86 |
| 21 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 39 | -5 | 18 | 0.86 |
| 22 | Leyton Orient | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 37 | -15 | 13 | 0.62 |
2 points for a win
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
